Witkoff announced a breakthrough in peace talks on Ukraine

US President's Special Envoy Stephen Witkoff said on January 21 that significant progress had been made in resolving the conflict in Ukraine over the past two weeks.

"Ukrainians note that we are making more progress in negotiations than in the last few years. This progress began with the Geneva meeting. Over the past six weeks, we have really achieved significant results," Witkoff told TASS.

The politician added that the efforts of the international community inspire hope for an early resolution of the conflict.

In the progress of the dialogue: the Russian Federation and the United States remain committed to restoring the work of embassies

The suspension of the issuance of immigration visas to Russians does not affect this process.

The day before, Special Envoy Witkoff announced his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, scheduled for Thursday, January 22. According to Reuters, the diplomat stressed the importance of this meeting.

Prior to that, on January 20, Kirill Dmitriev, special representative of the President of the Russian Federation, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Witkoff and Jared Kushner, son-in-law of the American leader Donald Trump, held talks at the United States Pavilion in Davos, Switzerland. Dmitriev called the meeting constructive, and Witkoff called it very positive.

Earlier, on January 16, Peskov said that Russia was interested in Whitkoff and Kushner's trip to Moscow. He also stressed that Russia appreciates the efforts of the United States towards a political and diplomatic settlement of the situation in Ukraine.

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